Pathogen was formed in the early days of January 2001, at the apocalyptic city of SanPablo, Philippines by Willie Desamero (Guitar/Vocals) with the idea of forming a deathmetal band which will play with the stylistic elements of the classic death metal bands fromthe late 80's and early 90's and will be combined by their various extreme metal influencesof thrash, grind, black and doom to forge their own signature death metal sound. Williethen recruited band members, Alex Alfonso (Bass Guitar), and Allan Hernandez (Drums)and the first series of rehearsals and live gigs were initiated around their hometown. Asecond guitar player, Erwin Javier, was added three months later and the band worked ontheir first demo tape, "Invoking Disease" which was released in July 2001. It was a 3 songdemo filled with simplistic guitar riffs and arrangements, highly influenced by earlyTiamat and Celtic Frost. The band, then promoted the demo through the undergroundtape trading network. Although only about 40-50 copies of the tape were spread out,Pathogen was asked to participate in several compilation releases such as the MetalHavoc 'zine compilation tape and Maelstrom 666 Compilation CD-r in Thailand, amongothers. After a period of inactivity in late 2001 to mid 2002, due to unstable line-up, theband finally recruited bassist Erikk Calabia and drummer Vic Jarlego and startedworking on songs for their next release, the infamous 'Into The Subconscious Void' demo,recorded and released in 2004, bolstering a much more stronger songwriting andmusicianship. This demo CD-r was heavily circulated in the underground demo tradingnetwork which garnered them much acclaim by fans and fanzines alike. The demo waseven re-released by Nihilistic Music Productions, Brazil on tape in 2005 and once again onCD-r with bonus live tracks by Canada's Skull Fucking Metal Records in 2006 furtheringPathogen's death metal plague onslaught. Plans of recording the first full-length albumwent underway in early 2007. New bassist Nino Aranza was also inducted into the ranks inJune 2007 and by September the same year the recording of their first album,"Blasphemous Communion" was finished. Originally released in a D.I.Y. CD-r format inOctober 2007 and was spread out like a vicious chemical fog to the unsuspectingunderground scene, resulting in wide acclaim and was released on several formats worldwideand ultimately committed to unholy vinyl LP by Iron Bonehead Productions,Germany in 2009 despite being viciously raw and under-produced this release made atremendous mark in the world wide underground metal scene that will never be erased.A split release with Philippine death metal legends, Brimstone In Fire was initiated in 2008entitled "All Flesh Fades" and was issued on pro-CD by Brute Productions, Thailand, thesame year. For Pathogen, this was a dream come true, because Brimstone In Fire was oneof the local bands that Pathogen puts in very high regard for their incredible musicianshipand mind-bending songwriting that is totally ground-breaking and innovative.Much of 2009 was spent creating and rehearsing songs for the second Pathogenalbum, 'Miscreants Of Bloodlusting Aberrations' which was then recorded on September-October of 2009. A release that saw Pathogen having a more mature and powerfulsong-writing and combining a rather diverse metallic influences without sacrificing thebands' ferocious aggression and musical dexterity. Several record deals we're negotiatedwith various labels but none of them pushed through, with the exception of SatanizedProductions, France which released the now sold-out cassette edition.The band continuedon releasing 'Miscreants.' on their own D.I.Y. format, a solid testament to Pathogen'saffinity with D.I.Y. underground ethics and traditions and being true to their roots.Finallyin 2012, Germany's Dunkelheit Produktionen deemed 'Miscreants Of BloodlustingAberrations' worthy of having a proper release, and a deal to release it on pro-CD andunholy vinyl LP was struck and is scheduled to be released in early 2013 at the latest. 2010to 2012 has proven to be busy years for Pathogen in terms of creativity and releases. Witheach successive year composing and releasing a seemingly endless stream of new materials,including their third album, 'Forged In The Crucible Of Death' (2010) which sees the bandadding early influences from their early demo years such as Celtic Frost/Hellhammer, andOnslaught among their more recent sound. This album would be released on CD version in2012 by Old Temple records, Poland featuring an incredible cover artwork drawn by theinfamous Joel 'Necronos' Santiago of Nigrapokalipsis Fanzine.In early 2011 the band released a collection of demos for their 10th year anniversaryentitled, "Barbaric Desolation" which was released on limited edition cassette tape byDethrone Records. Also on World Metal Day, November 11, 2011, Pathogen unleashes theinfamous 'Lust Of Evil' EP on high quality professional cassette tape through AfterlifeProductions, Malaysia this release featured four previously unreleased studio tracks and acover of 'Rites Of The Tyrant' originally by Malaysian death metal megaliths, Brain Dead.A vinyl 7-inch version of 'Lust Of Evil' is also in the works which will feature alternateremixes of two songs on the tape plus a cover of 'Another Destructive Century' from80's Philippine anarcho-punk/crust luminaries, Intoxication Of Violence. This should bereleased sometime in 2012 by Slap Bet Records, Singapore. Another Pathogen cassette EPis slated for July/August, 2012 release by Canadian label, The Northern Cold Productionsentitled 'Gryphon' will also feature 4 previously unreleased studio tracks and 4 previouslyunreleased live tracks on limited edition professional tape. The band experienced anotherline-up change with the exit of long-time guitarist Erwin Javier leaving the band due topersonal reasons and being replaced by Jervish Alcos of Rabies. A split release with theCanadian black metal, Black Pestilence on 7-inch vinyl is also planned for 2013. The bandis currently writing new musical atrocities for their fourth album which is scheduled to berecorded in mid-2013.PATHOGEN is:NINO JEROME ARANZA - BASSVIC JARLEGO - DRUMSJERVISH ALCOS - GUITARSWILLIE DESAMERO - VOCALS/GUITARSDISCOGRAPHYInvoking DeseaseSelf Release, MC, 2001Into the subconcious VoidSelf Release, MC, 2004Decinate, Exterminate, ObliterateSelf Release, MC, 2005Blasphemous CommunionCarnal Sadist Productions, MC, 2007Dead Center Productions, CD, 2007Iron Bonehead, LP, 2007Nefarious Metal Aggressors (Split w. Incisor & Sacrosanct)Anura Records, CD, 2009All Flesh Fades (Split w. Brimston in Fire)Brute Productions, CD, 2008Miscreants of Bloodlusting AberrationsSatanized Productions, MC, 2010Dunkelheit Produktionen, CD/LP, 2013Forged in the Crucible of DeathOld Temple Records, CD, 2011Barbaric DesolationDethrone Records, MC, 2011Lust of EvilAfterlife Productions, MC, 2011GryphonThe Northern Cold Productions, MC, 2012